Gavin Gordon (actor)
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Gavin Gordon was an American film actor.
He was born in Chicora
, Mississippi], and died in Canoga Park, California, on his 82nd birthday.
Gordon studied secretarial work and while working as a railway clerk, in his spare time he attended a film acting school. In Los Angeles
, he became secretary to an actor who later gave him his first part on stage at the age of nineteen. After a film test, Gordon starred as Greta Garbo
's leading man in the 1930 film Romance
. His companion for many years was actor Edward Everett Horton, who was 15 years his senior. They appeared together in only one film Pocketful of Miracles
(1961).
, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
, M Squad
, Perry Mason (TV series)
, Playhouse 90
, The Real McCoys
, The Red Skelton Show
, Green Acres
, Beverley Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction
, etc.
He was born in Chicora
Chicora
Chicora may refer to:*Chicora, Pennsylvania, a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA** the Chicora meteorite of 1938, which fell in Pennsylvania, United States...
, Mississippi], and died in Canoga Park, California, on his 82nd birthday.
Gordon studied secretarial work and while working as a railway clerk, in his spare time he attended a film acting school. In Los Angeles
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, he became secretary to an actor who later gave him his first part on stage at the age of nineteen. After a film test, Gordon starred as Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo , born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was a Swedish film actress. Garbo was an international star and icon during Hollywood's silent and classic periods. Many of Garbo's films were sensational hits, and all but three were profitable...
's leading man in the 1930 film Romance
Romance (1930 film)
Romance is a 1930 film which tells the story of a bishop sharing a cautionary tale with a young man, who is going against the wishes of his family, of the dangers of falling in love with "fallen women", by using a story of naivete from his past...
. His companion for many years was actor Edward Everett Horton, who was 15 years his senior. They appeared together in only one film Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film that stars Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend is based on the screenplay Lady for a Day by Robert Riskin, which was adapted from the Damon Runyon short story "Madame La Gimp".The...
(1961).
Partial Filmography
- The Medicine Men 1929
- His First Command 1929
- RomanceRomance (1930 film)Romance is a 1930 film which tells the story of a bishop sharing a cautionary tale with a young man, who is going against the wishes of his family, of the dangers of falling in love with "fallen women", by using a story of naivete from his past...
1930 - Shipmates 1931
- Two Against the WorldTwo Against the WorldTwo Against the World is the title of two unrelated films:*Two Against the World , featuring Constance Bennett, Neil Hamilton, and Helen Vinson*Two Against the World , starring Humphrey Bogart, Beverly Roberts and Linda Perry...
1932 - Mystery of the Wax Museum 1933
- Black Beauty 1933
- Happiness Ahead 1934
- BordertownBordertown (1935 film)Bordertown is a 1935 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo. The screenplay by Laird Doyle and Wallace Smith is based on Robert Lord's adaptation of the 1934 novel Border Town by Carroll Graham....
1935 - Bride of FrankensteinBride of FrankensteinBride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American horror film, the first sequel to Frankenstein...
(1935) - Ticket to Paradise 1936)
- The Toast of New YorkThe Toast of New YorkThe Toast of New York is a 1937 American biopic starring Edward Arnold, Cary Grant, Frances Farmer, and Jack Oakie. The film is a fictionalized account of the lives of financiers James Fisk and Edward S. Stokes...
(1937) - I See IceI See IceI See Ice is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Betty Stockfeld. The film depicts the adventures of a photographer working for a local newspaper.-Cast:* George Formby ... George Bright...
(1938) - Paper BulletsPaper BulletsPaper Bullets is a 1941 American film directed by Phil Rosen and produced by the King Brothers.The film is also known as Gang War and Gangs, Inc. .- Cast :*Joan Woodbury as Rita Adams...
(1941) - Notorious 1946
- Philo Vance's Gamble (1947)
- The Vagabond KingThe Vagabond King (1956 film)The Vagabond King is a 1956 musical film remake of the 1925 operetta The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml. It starred Kathryn Grayson and Oreste Kirkop , with early roles for Rita Moreno and Leslie Nielsen. Sir Cedric Hardwicke played a notable supporting role. It was Walter Hampden's last movie....
(1956)
TV Work
Gavin Grdon also started in Alfred Hitchcock PresentsAlfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades...
, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952 to September 3, 1966, starring the real life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show was brought to television where it continued its success, running on both radio and TV for a couple of years...
, M Squad
M Squad
M Squad is an American police drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. Its format would later inspire the creation of spoof TV show Police Squad! Its sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand; Lee Marvin, the program's star, appeared in its commercials during the...
, Perry Mason (TV series)
Perry Mason (TV series)
Perry Mason is an American legal drama produced by Paisano Productions that ran from September 1957 to May 1966 on CBS. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner...
, Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 is an American television anthology series that was telecast on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. It originated from CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California...
, The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys is an American situation comedy co-produced by Danny Thomas' "Marterto Productions", in association with Walter Brennan and Irving Pincus's "Westgate" company...
, The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as...
, Green Acres
Green Acres
Green Acres is an American television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm...
, Beverley Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction is an American situation comedy produced by Filmways which originally aired on CBS from 1963 to 1970. The series is one of three interrelated shows about rural characters created by Paul Henning; the others are The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres.The setting for the series...
, etc.